The Other Man

The Other Man (2008)

  • 15% of critics liked it
    (40 reviews)

  • 21% of users liked it
    (4,270 ratings)

A man (Liam Neeson) travels to Milan in hopes of tracking down his missing wife (Laura Linney), only to discover that she was leading a secret life after crossing paths with her handsome lover (Antonio Banderas). Devastated and enraged, the husband begins plotting his ultimate revenge. Adapted from… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Richard Eyre, Charles Wood
Genres
Drama
In Theaters
Dec 3, 2008 Wide
On DVD
Apr 7, 2009
Image Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

    Neeson, in particular, has to rumble through the movie behaving in a way consistent with the ending and comes off as far over the top in the process.

  • Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

    The result is B-grade cheese. The only genuine mystery, for me, is why such a fine cast signed on for such a witless movie.

  • Cary Darling, Dallas Morning News

    Everyone seems as if they're going through the motions.

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    Before long, the characters, which director Richard Eyre adapted from a Bernhard Schlink short story, cease to be people and start to become devices.

  • Rex Reed, New York Observer

    Despite the gimlet eye of Richard Eyre, former director of England's Royal National Theatre, and the top-echelon talents of an impressive cast, a dreary, disabled disaster called The Other Man drops dead at the starting gate.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Lucas M


    The Other Man, it's for sure, a truly waste of time. Not only to the audience, but also for the actors, the writer, director, all the crew, for everyone that had made or watch it. When the movie could finally change, at least a not so terrible end it flaws. Talented actors in a… More

  • Dean M


    This drama film is ultimately disappointing and deserving of its relatively low rating because its edit is annoying and telegraphs where it is going. It is about adultery and triangle of love among the husband, wife and her lover. The story is supported by Liam Neeson, Laura Linney… More

  • Drew S


    Oppressively, unforgettably awful, The Other Man is the kind of movie that is so desperately self-important that it's stripped of any redeeming sense of fun. If there was even a pulse of life present here, it might have at least vaulted it to so-bad-it's-good status, but I… More

  • Leigh R


    A little off... didn't keep my attention very well.

  • Roy G


    Good actors (including Liam Neeson and Laura Linney) are wasted in this film

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